=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4210-1
December 03, 2019

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15, linux-hwe,
linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon
vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-gke-4.15: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-oem: Linux kernel for OEM processors- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-raspi2: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
- linux-snapdragon: Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors- linux-aws-hwe: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS-HWE) systems
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel

Details:

It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the 802.11 Wi-Fi
configuration interface for the Linux kernel when handling beacon settings.
A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-16746)

Nicolas Waisman discovered that the WiFi driver stack in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate SSID lengths. A physically proximate attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2019-17133)

It was discovered that the ADIS16400 IIO IMU Driver for the Linux kernel
did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).
(CVE-2019-19060)

It was discovered that the Intel OPA Gen1 Infiniband Driver for the Linux
kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory
exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19065)

It was discovered that the Cascoda CA8210 SPI 802.15.4 wireless controller
driver for the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain
error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19075)

Nicolas Waisman discovered that the Chelsio T4/T5 RDMA Driver for the Linux
kernel performed DMA from a kernel stack. A local attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-17075)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  linux-image-4.15.0-1030-oracle  4.15.0-1030.33
  linux-image-4.15.0-1049-gke     4.15.0-1049.52
  linux-image-4.15.0-1051-kvm     4.15.0-1051.51
  linux-image-4.15.0-1052-raspi2  4.15.0-1052.56
  linux-image-4.15.0-1056-aws     4.15.0-1056.58
  linux-image-4.15.0-1065-oem     4.15.0-1065.75
  linux-image-4.15.0-1069-snapdragon  4.15.0-1069.76
  linux-image-4.15.0-72-generic   4.15.0-72.81
  linux-image-4.15.0-72-generic-lpae  4.15.0-72.81
  linux-image-4.15.0-72-lowlatency  4.15.0-72.81
  linux-image-aws                 4.15.0.1056.57
  linux-image-aws-lts-18.04       4.15.0.1056.57
  linux-image-generic             4.15.0.72.74
  linux-image-generic-lpae        4.15.0.72.74
  linux-image-gke                 4.15.0.1049.52
  linux-image-gke-4.15            4.15.0.1049.52
  linux-image-kvm                 4.15.0.1051.51
  linux-image-lowlatency          4.15.0.72.74
  linux-image-oem                 4.15.0.1065.69
  linux-image-oracle              4.15.0.1030.35
  linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04    4.15.0.1030.35
  linux-image-powerpc-e500mc      4.15.0.72.74
  linux-image-powerpc-smp         4.15.0.72.74
  linux-image-powerpc64-emb       4.15.0.72.74
  linux-image-powerpc64-smp       4.15.0.72.74
  linux-image-raspi2              4.15.0.1052.50
  linux-image-snapdragon          4.15.0.1069.72
  linux-image-virtual             4.15.0.72.74

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  linux-image-4.15.0-1030-oracle  4.15.0-1030.33~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-1050-gcp     4.15.0-1050.53
  linux-image-4.15.0-1056-aws     4.15.0-1056.58~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-72-generic   4.15.0-72.81~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-72-generic-lpae  4.15.0-72.81~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-72-lowlatency  4.15.0-72.81~16.04.1
  linux-image-aws-hwe             4.15.0.1056.56
  linux-image-gcp                 4.15.0.1050.64
  linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04   4.15.0.72.92
  linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04  4.15.0.72.92
  linux-image-gke                 4.15.0.1050.64
  linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04  4.15.0.72.92
  linux-image-oem                 4.15.0.72.92
  linux-image-oracle              4.15.0.1030.23
  linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04   4.15.0.72.92

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages
(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,
linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform
this as well.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4210-1
  CVE-2019-16746, CVE-2019-17075, CVE-2019-17133, CVE-2019-19060,
  CVE-2019-19065, CVE-2019-19075

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.15.0-72.81
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.15.0-1056.58
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-4.15/4.15.0-1049.52
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.15.0-1051.51
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem/4.15.0-1065.75
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1030.33
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.15.0-1052.56
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.15.0-1069.76
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-hwe/4.15.0-1056.58~16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/4.15.0-1050.53
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe/4.15.0-72.81~16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1030.33~16.04.1

Ubuntu 4210-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

December 2, 2019
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: linux-image-4.15.0-1030-oracle 4.15.0-1030.33 linux-image-4.15.0-1049-gke 4.15.0-1049.52 linux-image-4.15.0-1051-kvm 4.15.0-1051.51 linux-image-4.15.0-1052-raspi2 4.15.0-1052.56 linux-image-4.15.0-1056-aws 4.15.0-1056.58 linux-image-4.15.0-1065-oem 4.15.0-1065.75 linux-image-4.15.0-1069-snapdragon 4.15.0-1069.76 linux-image-4.15.0-72-generic 4.15.0-72.81 linux-image-4.15.0-72-generic-lpae 4.15.0-72.81 linux-image-4.15.0-72-lowlatency 4.15.0-72.81 linux-image-aws 4.15.0.1056.57 linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1056.57 linux-image-generic 4.15.0.72.74 linux-image-generic-lpae 4.15.0.72.74 linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1049.52 linux-image-gke-4.15 4.15.0.1049.52 linux-image-kvm 4.15.0.1051.51 linux-image-lowlatency 4.15.0.72.74 linux-image-oem 4.15.0.1065.69 linux-image-oracle 4.15.0.1030.35 linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1030.35 linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 4.15.0.72.74 linux-image-powerpc-smp 4.15.0.72.74 linux-image-powerpc64-emb 4.15.0.72.74 linux-image-powerpc64-smp 4.15.0.72.74 linux-image-raspi2 4.15.0.1052.50 linux-image-snapdragon 4.15.0.1069.72 linux-image-virtual 4.15.0.72.74 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-image-4.15.0-1030-oracle 4.15.0-1030.33~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-1050-gcp 4.15.0-1050.53 linux-image-4.15.0-1056-aws 4.15.0-1056.58~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-72-generic 4.15.0-72.81~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-72-generic-lpae 4.15.0-72.81~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-72-lowlatency 4.15.0-72.81~16.04.1 linux-image-aws-hwe 4.15.0.1056.56 linux-image-gcp 4.15.0.1050.64 linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.72.92 linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.72.92 linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1050.64 linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.72.92 linux-image-oem 4.15.0.72.92 linux-image-oracle 4.15.0.1030.23 linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.72.92 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform this as well.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4210-1

CVE-2019-16746, CVE-2019-17075, CVE-2019-17133, CVE-2019-19060,

CVE-2019-19065, CVE-2019-19075

Severity
December 03, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.15.0-72.81 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.15.0-1056.58 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-4.15/4.15.0-1049.52 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.15.0-1051.51 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem/4.15.0-1065.75 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1030.33 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.15.0-1052.56 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.15.0-1069.76 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-hwe/4.15.0-1056.58~16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/4.15.0-1050.53 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe/4.15.0-72.81~16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1030.33~16.04.1

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